Easley, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
24,841
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39.2
4.39% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13.9%
2.26% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$66,299
1.48% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$263,500
8.39% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
11,723
0.618% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Easley, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.1% of the residents in Easley, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Easley, SC was $263,500, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

Most people in Easley, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27 minutes. The average car ownership in Easley, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaAnderson County, SCPickens County, SCGreenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SCPickens (East, Central, North) & Oconee (Northeast) Counties--Easley PUMA, SCAnderson (Central & Northeast) County--Anderson City PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Easley, SC is home to a population of 24.8k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.06% of Easley, SC residents were born outside of the country (1.26k people).

In 2024, there were 10.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.3k people) in Easley, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.84k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%
2024 Citizenship
97.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Easley, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Easley, SC was 97.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Easley, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    19.3k ± 731
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.84k ± 408
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    1k ± 478
10%
Hispanic Population
2.49k people

In 2024, there were 10.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.3k people) in Easley, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.84k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10% of the people in Easley, SC are hispanic (2.49k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Easley, SC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.06%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.26k people
4.79%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.15k people

As of 2024, 5.06% of Easley, SC residents (1.26k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Easley, SC was 4.79%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    573 ± 197
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    338 ± 147
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    127 ± 105

Easley, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.7 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Easley, SC employs 11.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Easley, SC were Manufacturing (1,777 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,693 people), and Educational Services (1,174 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($77,958), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,283), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($73,636).

Employment

Occupations

11.7k
2024 Value
± 933
0.618%
1 Year growth
± 11.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Easley, SC grew at a rate of 0.618%, from 11.7k employees to 11.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Easley, SC, are Management Occupations (1,675 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,373 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,036 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Easley, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.7k
2024 Value
± 933
0.618%
1 Year growth
± 11.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Easley, SC grew at a rate of 0.618%, from 11.7k employees to 11.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Easley, SC, are Manufacturing (1,777 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,693 people), and Educational Services (1,174 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Easley, SC, though some of these residents may live in Easley, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,113
Median earning men ± $5,878
$40,798
Median earning women ± $4,899

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,199), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,439), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,513).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,084), Manufacturing ($57,675), and Information ($55,815).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Easley, SC was $263,500 in 2024, which is 0.792 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $243,100 to $263,500, a 8.39% increase. The homeownership rate in Easley, SC is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Easley, SC have an average commute time of 27 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Easley, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$263,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,229
$7,548
Median Property Taxes
±$787

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Easley, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Easley, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

68.9%
Homeownership
2024
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Easley, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,299
Median Household Income
± $8,327
10.9k
Number of Households
± 1,064

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.9k households in Easley, SC grew to $66,299 from the previous year's value of $65,330.

The following chart displays the households in Easley, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Easley, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.7%)
  3. Carpooled (4.28%)

In 2024, 82.4% of workers in Easley, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (4.28%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Easley, SC have a longer commute time (27 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Easley, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Easley, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Easley, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Easley, SC (3.42k out of 24.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Easley, SC is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.4% of the population of Easley, SC has health coverage, with 46.8% on employee plans, 14.7% on Medicaid, 14.2% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 0.858% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.57%
Uninsured
46.8%
Employer Coverage
14.7%
Medicaid
14.2%
Medicare
13.8%
Non-Group
0.858%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Easley, SC grew by 9.21% from 8.76% to 9.57%.

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